Concern for the other's goals: Key to (de-)escalation of conflict

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-120

  Janssen, Onne ^a   Van de Vliert, Evert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0030515046     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb022777     Document Type: Article

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